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English
Etymology
From Middle English sonely, equivalent to son + -ly. Compare Dutch zoonlijk, German söhnlich, Swedish sonlig.
Adjective
sonly (comparative sonlier, superlative sonliest)
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.
2003, Calvin Miller, A Hunger for the Holy:There's something sonly in each human being; but how well he hides it, and how unskillful we are at finding it! This "something sonly" is the vacuum of our hearts — a yearning emptiness that strains to be filled with Christ.
2008, Rik Van Nieuwenhove, Rob Faesen, H. Rolfson, Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries:And also, if the Father were not the Father, then the Son would not have his sonly name.
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Translations
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
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